PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE PERSONALITIES
\pˈasɪv ɐɡɹˈɛsɪv pˌɜːsənˈalɪtiz], \pˈasɪv ɐɡɹˈɛsɪv pˌɜːsənˈalɪtiz], \p_ˈa_s_ɪ_v ɐ_ɡ_ɹ_ˈɛ_s_ɪ_v p_ˌɜː_s_ə_n_ˈa_l_ɪ_t_i_z]\
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A personality disorder characterized by an indirect resistance to demands for adequate social and occupational performance; anger and opposition to authority and the expectations of others that is expressed covertly by obstructionism, procrastination, stubbornness, dawdling, forgetfulness, and intentional inefficiency. (Dorland, 27th ed)
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